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Flash Flood Watch 7, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

June 1, 201623 counties in Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this flash flood watch at Jun 1, 2016, 10:13 AM CDT for 23 counties in Texas. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 1, 2016, 10:13 AM CDT (15:13 UTC)
Expired: Jun 4, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 3 days
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Flood severity: None

All 23 counties

Austin County, TX, Brazoria County, TX, Brazos County, TX, Burleson County, TX, Chambers County, TX, Colorado County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Grimes County, TX, Harris County, TX, Houston County, TX, Jackson County, TX, Liberty County, TX, Madison County, TX, Matagorda County, TX, Montgomery County, TX, Polk County, TX, San Jacinto County, TX, Trinity County, TX, Walker County, TX, Waller County, TX, Washington County, TX, Wharton County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Jun 1, 4:56 AM CDT, 5 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 4:56 AM CDT, 5 hours 17 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 31, 9:01 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Brazoria, Fort Bend, Wharton	34 hr
May 31, 10:03 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		57 min
May 31, 10:12 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		93 min
May 31, 10:59 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		61 min
Jun 1, 10:26 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity	2 hr
Jun 1, 10:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Houston, Polk, Trinity	119 min
Jun 1, 4:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Harris, Montgomery, Waller	53 min
Jun 1, 5:11 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Harris, Montgomery	94 min
Jun 1, 5:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Austin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Waller, Wharton	65 min
Jun 1, 5:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Harris, Montgomery, San Jacinto	65 min
Jun 1, 6:40 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Harris, Montgomery	110 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.